In a world where enemies who agree to wear black hats are hard to come by, the military and President Obama have begun to lean on the highly trained, whip-smart services of elite Special Forces units. While other budgets are shrinking, funding for special ops has doubled since 2001; in the same time, the numbers of deployments has quadrupled.

The photographs are sure to impress you of the rigors they endure to become part of the elite squad. And they're, you know, kind of attractive, too. Link -via Buzzfeed